Toy



oct. 21 1924. 1,512,865

T. E. sowgRs ET AL TOY,

Filed July '7; 192s s sheets-sheet 1 /h/W/y www y A'rroRNEY WITNESS: v

Oct. 21 1924, 1,512,865

T. E. SOWERS ET AL WITNESS:

T. E. SOWERS ET AL.

TOY

Filed July '7, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTORS ATTORN EY WITNESS:

Patented (lct 21, 1924.

UNITED STATES' THOMAS ELMER sow-nas AND BYRnt; HARLACHER, .cs kirAnRIsBUne, PENNSYL' vANIA;

Application filled July 7,

of the United States, residing at Harris-1 burg, in the county of Dauphin and yStifte of Pennsylvania, have invented newfand usefullmprovements in 'l`oys, of ,which` the following is a specification. i

from a register, the toy simulating a man.

sawing wood, the saw being driven by` ,rotation of the wind or heat wheel. i

An important object isthe'provision ofk a ligure toy of this character lwhich will require no attention but which will .be continuous and automatic in operation as long as the operating wheel is rotated by win power or currents of hOt air.

Another object is the provision of a toy of this type in which a heat wheel and wind wheel may be used interchangeably, a peculiar mounting being provided for installing the wind wheel.

n additional object is the provisionpf a toy which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, pleasing and amusing-1n action, durable Yin service and a general im`` p-rovemeirt in the art. Y

VVth the above andother objects and advantages in view the invention consists in f the details of construction to be hereinafter. more fully described and clalmedand illusk wheel,

Figure 5 is a front elevation showing ythe heat wheel removed and replaced by the wind wheel structure,V

Figure 6 is a detail section onthe vline (36 of Figure 5 sho-wing means for holding 4the driving geary permanently associated with the supporting bracket.

Referring more particularly to thedrawings we have shown our device as comprising a suitable supporting base '10 upon one incurENT oFFicE.i

TOY.

1923. Serial No. 650,047.

end of which is mounted a miniature ysaw horse 11y which carries a length or billet 12 or" wood formed with a saw kerf 13.

' Suitably 'mounted upon the base in somef what spaced relation to the saw horse is a figure 14: representing a man-leaning for# ward slightlyin a position which would be n n naturalto a person sawing Wood. On one This invention relates to amuseme t yde-` side-offthis figure is an arm 15 `which has its hand portion resting upon the billet of wood in a realistic manner rand pvoted .at 16 on the body is a movable member 17 which includes a head 18 and an arm 19.

The numeral, 2O designates a saw which is movable within the kerf 13 and which has one end pivoted at 21 on the hand portion of the arm 19 and which has its other end pivota'lly connected with a crankl arm 22 at one end of a rock shaft 23 which is jour naled in rsuitable bearings 24: on the base and which has its other end formed, with an.

upstandinocra`nkarm25.y Risingirom `the base at'some' convenien point is a standard 26 .secured in any de-k si-red manner atgits lower end andr having its upper end formed with a lateral eXte`11- sion 27 terminating in an eye-28 which forms akbearin'g for ra vertical shaft 29 which has its lower end `journaled in a step bearing 30 mounted on Xthe base. Intermediate yits ends this shaft is formed with a crankV 31 on which isengaged la pitman 32 ywhich isrin turn pivotally connected with lthe crank arm 25.

Theshaft 29 extends above the extension 2T and has itsupperfextremity formed angular in Hcross section as indicated at .33.

.ln some of the figures vof the drawing we haveshownthe shaft 29 as provided at its upper end with whatv we call a 'heat wheel 3%1 which is'siinply a..,disk of sheet metal, card board orother sheet material cut radially to provide a plurality of vanes 35 f K which are curved laterally Vas sho-wn. This wheel is mounted upon the shaft between two washers 36 'of leather or the like which are slipped ontothe angular portion-133 of the shaft. 'f Y l In the operation the device is placed either on a radiator or at such a point that the draft from a heat register may impinge upon the underside ofthewheel. This air current will cause pressure against the underfil) sidefof the wheel `and .thisv pressure acting on `the vanes Willcause .rotationof the wheel.

As `the shaft is turned the pitman 32 con- Vio nected With the crank arm 25 rocks the shaft 23 and the arm 22 thereon moves the saw bac-lr and' forth in a very realistic manner, therpivoted arm and head of thev figure swinging in accordance With lthe movement of the saw. v

Instead of using a heat Wheel, We may use.

a Wind Wheel as shovvn in certain other iig ures of the drawing, which Wind Wheel structure 1s capable of vbeing mounted upon the Vshaft 29 to replace 'the Wheel 34; In carrying out this feature of the invention We provide a U-shaped Aframe 37 having a bearing portion 8S slipped over and rotatable with respect to the upper end of theshaft 29,

this bearing portion resting upon the eXtension 27. Either formed as a continuation of or secured-upon the frame 27 is a tail frameV socket of a size and shape tobe engaged up on the angular end of the shaft 29. Y It is preferable that the gear 43 Vbe held'perm'anently associated With the frame 37 and in mesh with the gear 42 and tro accomplish this Wermay `provide a Vtransverse brace 44;

extending across 1 the frame 37 and havingV ya bearing portion't engaged Within a peripheral groove 46 in the hub of the gear 43'.

The operation of thissecond form is'of course thesame as that ofV the first described form except thatthe device is placed rat an open Window or atan'y location Where a draft of air may impinge upon the Wheel. It is to be Vnoted that the same wheel is used in either instance, as itis so Vconstructed Has to fit'upon-eitherthe shaft 29 or the shaft 41 and the device might be made and sold in either form so vthat the Wind wheel attachment might be removed i and -the '.'Wheelv placed directly on'the shaft 29 for operation in connection With a radiator or register.v Vhile We have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention it is of Vcourse to be understood that We reserve the right t0 make such changes in the form,

construction and arrangement of 'parts as Will not, depart from the spirit ofthe invention or the scope v.of the 'subjoined claims. 1 A

Having thus described 'our inventiony We claim: '-1 'i l'. Ina toy of the character described, a reciprocatory element, an upstanding U- shaped :member 'having its bight Vportion `ournallr su )orted and havin@ one arm Y vertical shaftr journaled through 'saidAv extension and formed with a crani; portion, a pitman pivotally connected with the other arm of said U-shaped member and With said crank portion,a wind Wheel having means for engagement upon the upper end of said shaft,cvvhereby to drive, the same directly, and a selectively usable indirect drive for the shaft comprising a frame adapted to be mounted upon said extension and carrying a countershaft having means fo-r engagement of'said Wheel thereon, a gearon said'counter shaft anda gear Withinthe frame meshing With said rst namedge'arand formedl for` connection upon the upper end 'of said yvertical-shaft.v 1

2; Ina toy of the character described, a reciprocatory element, an upstanding U-,` shaped meinben-havin'g 1 its bight portion journally supported and Yhaving, Vone arm connectedV with 4said reciprocatory element, an upstandingsupporting bracket lhaving a horizontal extension at Vitsupper end, a vertical shaft journaled through saidextension and formed With a crank portion, a pitma-n pivotally connected with the other arm of said U-shaped member and withl said crank portion, aWin'd Wheelhaving means 'for engagement upon the upper end of said shaft, whereby to` drive the same directly, and a* selectively usable indirect drive for the shaft comprising a frame adapted to be mountedupon s aid extension and carrying'a counter- Vshaft having means for engagement of' said Wheel thereon,`a gearron said countershaft and a gear Within the frame meshing Ywith said first named gear and formed for connec-l tion upon the upper end of said vertical shaft, the'wheel being engageable directly upon the vertical' Shaft subsequent to its removal from the countershaft and the removal vof the frame andsecond named gear; from the extension and vertical shaft respectively. Y p K y 3. A toy of the character described comprising a base, a miniature savv horse mounted thereon and :supporting a billet fof vvood having a kerf therein, a'iigure -mounted on' the base vadjacent the saw horse and having" a 'movable arm'and head portion, a saw pivotally connected With the extremity'. of said arm movable jivithin said kerf, a'rock shaft ournaledon'the base and having one end carrying an upstanding crank arm connected vWith thefree end of said saw',means for rockingfsaid shaft, comprising' a `vertilim lio

cal support formed with. a bearing 'eXteni sion, a vertical shaft Vjournaled through said' bearing :extension and projecting there above, said shaftfbeing formed with acrank portion, a second crank arm on said rock shaft, a Pitman Connecting the Second named crank arm with the crank portlon of Saul shaft, a Wlnd Wheel for rotatlng sald vertlcal shaft and having a socket, a countershaft carrying a beveled gear, a frame journally receiving the counter-shaft and rotatably engaged upon the extension,` a guide tail 0n said frame, a beveled gear rotatable n the frame n mesh with said first named gear and having a socket for engagement upon the upper end of the vertical sha-ft, said counter-shaft and removal of the frame from the vertical shaft.

In testlmony whereof We'afHX our signatures.

t T. ELMER SOWERS.

BYRD L. HARLAGHER. 

